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Samantha Bee is right up there with Kate McKinnon and Michelle Obama in terms of making this election season seem almost bearable. And here’s her reward: interviewing “legal scholar and former junior Senator from Illinois” Barack Obama.
TBS announced today that the interview will air on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee on Monday, October 31—eight days before the election. Bee notes for the record: “America’s male president … wore a flattering wool suit paired with sensible leather flats” for the interview.
The episode follows Bee’s interviews of “lady leaders”: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Marshallese President Hilda Heine, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
“Talking to Secretary Albright was especially inspiring,” Bee said. “I hope to interview other former Secretaries of State in the very near future.”
In the meantime, she’ll be speaking to Obama about his legacy and the challenges the next commander in the chief will face “when she takes office in January. (Yes, “she.” Spoiler alert.)”
Rachel Sadon